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Introduction. 



() iK'giii at tlK- lK'<iiiiuin,i;- of this stuiy of peranibulatiiju. Thu idi-a 
^^ of i^ pedestrian and camping excursion to the Mountains of Xew 
■"^^ Hampshire was fn-st thought of by certain members of our ]iarty 
in tlie fall of 1865. In tlie spring of 1800, we began to talk about it 
in earnest, and invited certain others to join us. Then, aftei- a good 
deal of talking and planning, it was resolved by three or four among 
us that the excursion should I)e made. As summer approached, 
additions were made to our number, and when we first I)e<ian to make 



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llu' an-:in,LiCiiicnt- iu(i-~;ii-\ lui' -w\\ a Iii|i. it \\a~ tliiiiiL:lil lliat the partv 
would l>c ciinipn-.cd (if six oi- si'Vi'ii mciiiln'i's. Mo^r^. lUiuutt. Ward, 
and 1 loliart, \\H'i-i' a|)]inintcd a cKiinnitlci' to |iro\idc an oiillit.aiid Mr. 
Ward, trca^iii-cr, to \k\\ all i'\|icii^c> of the coiniiaiiv. out orci-rtaiii i'uud^ 
w liicli he >liould collfct IVoin tin- iiiciiilx'i's tlici'cor. and to kcf|i an account 
of all sucli cxpcndit urcs and rcci^ijits in a I k pro\i(lc(| joi-tiic |iur|io-c. 

Ucnnctt. liaviiiii' made inanv i-anipiii^' c\cin'>ion> llii-ouuii our own and 
adjoininu' States, was well aci|uaintcd with tlic pi-oposcd manner of ti'a\- 
elliuti'. and ]<new exactly wliat wa^ wante(l |i)r an oullit. 

He thcrel'oi'c Ininted u|) in W'avlaiid a \fteran sportsnian, a man tlioi- 
ouulilv familiar with camp-liie. and well xci-scd in cam|i-cookinL;-. and 
cn^a.ued him to accompauN the expedition in the capacity of steward. 

Mr. W heeler, for snch wa^ the name of our acconiplished assistant, ^va^s 
the I'i^ht man in the ri^ht place, a^ will he sliown hcrcaflci-. 

'I'he next thini;' to he done was to cnu-aii'c a team to cai'iy the l)a<i"(>'ao-o, 
and lleuiiett enteicd into corropondeiice with a ciM'tain Samuel Blackoy, 
o|' Sandwich. N. 1!.. whose address he had ohiaiiied ihi-oiiuh the kindne>'~ 
of soiue IViiiids. IJlackey is a sta,ii'e proprietor, and the I'l'^ult of the 
coi'i'espondeiice was. that l>ciinetl enii'au'cd of him a two-hor>i' w au'on 
and a dri\ci-. which lie a,i;'reed should meet us at the 1 'cniig'ewassett 
lliiu-c. ri\ mouth, ou a certaiu appoiuted (hay. 



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X<.\\t oainc the >ii|)|)lics, and tlu' coininittr'O |)I'()ci'ih1c(1 to purchase 
such provisions as arc adapted lor camp use. Ham, tongue, coft'ec, sugai-. 
sardines, lieniug, crackers, ginger-snaps, condensed milk, olives, pickk's, 
bolognas, cheese, &c., &c. All these were ]>acked u|i in proper (piantilies 
in two large Avooden chests, and paiil for by Treasurer \\'ar(l. For cook- 
ing and eating utensils, there were tin plates, and dippers, loiives and 
forks, one large cotfee-pot, and one frying-pan. Also, tin pails for car- 
rying water, and basins for washing. Two tents conii)letcd oiu' outfit. 
One Avas a round tent of the Sibley pattern, eighteen feet in diameter. 
The other was a small A tent, for our steward and drixer. 



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|^^l'('II \\;i< (iiir outfit. . '111(1 tlir (■i^'litccnth ol' -Iiil v \v:is ;i|ip(iiiil('(| a^ 
^\^ till- time to stall. Not until tiic ciuhU'cntii caiiic. did w c know 
lor a ccrtaintv who coinixiscd the iiartv. lor soinc tlioiiiiiit tlicy -lioiild 
^•o, hilt iniuht not. and otIuTs tlioiiii'ht thfv shonhhTt ^o. Iiiit iniuht. 

Hut the citilitccnth cainc and w licii the [)artv as^i'inliU'd we lound that 
it \va> coinpoxd orrl(\rn int'ini)(.M's. as lollows: 



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yJE yAKE A |>IaME. 

^EHE weather for a few days before our start liad l)een terrifically 
^*f hot, the tlu'niioiiu'tcr raim-iii"- from ninety-five degrees to one 
^ liundred degrees in tlic shade; hut the nioi-ning of Wednesday, 

July eighteenth, was eloutly and eoniparatively cool. A ride in the 
ears is not usually attended with any adventnrc oC interest, and onrs 
was not. To be sure, the young giuitlenien, being in a merry frame 
of mind, knocki'd off each othei-s' hats, and put on each others" heads 
grotesque caps made of ni'wspapers or handkerchiefs, causing many 
shouts of kiughter, hearty and loud. Still, thi' ride from Uostou to 
Plymouth was like any railroad ride, rather tedious. 

At about one and a half o'clock wi' reachi'd the I'emigewassett House. 
U[)on the railroad piatlbi-m we Ibnnd onr drivel- awaiting us. His nanu' 
is Hanson. As he made himself known to the party, each ol' us ste])])ed 
nj) and gave him a shake of the hand, with a hearty, "How are you," I)ut 
this olfer of good-will he did not aj)ii(.'ar to accept in the spirit in which it 



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wa- tfiuli lid liim. and I liavr tliDUulit .-incc \\v was too imich of a block- 
head to apin-i'c-iatr it. 

llau>!)u i- a tall, awkward. Yankcr-lookiiiii," youtli. Tie lia< a ]ar*i'c 
n(»c'. and is a j^ood dt a! laiuuil: spt'aks slowly, witli a kind of down- 
ea>t twanu. and smns. like many otIuM- X( w-IIanipshiiT nuMi. to hi' pi'ftty 
smart in lookinu' ont for nnml)ir oni'. His tram i-onsistrd <•!' a stont 
open waji'on with three seats, drawn iiy two lonLili-lookinu' l)huk liorses. 
Havinf>" "•ol onr l)au"u"a''"e to<>ctiicr on the plall'orm. we dii'ected oni' steiis 
toward the Avash-i'oom. and thenee to dinner. IJefore enterini;' the 
dininu-i'oom. howe\er, \\ e passrd thi' clerk's oilier, and it occuri'ed to 
Pi-eston to reui-ter the party. N'ow, we had disen.-siMl in the cai-s the 
pi-oprietv of iiivim:- onrselves a name, and tlioujih we all thongdit it desir- 
able to have one. no one snuiicsled anythinii" that met with genei'al favor. 

lUit as Preston wrote oni' eleven names upon the Hotel liecovd, b}' 
some happ\ inspiration he headed the list Avith the>e words, — 

j'l: M I (; i: \va s s i-: tt p i:h . i m n r la tors. 



I'hns. thanks to Preston, to wlioin be the honoi'. we found a name. — a 
L;"rand and littin<i- name. — rejoicinii' in which the Pemij^ewassett Porainixi- 
lator>. with smiling" faces and g'o<Kl appetites, perambulated in to dinner. 



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AVe were seated at a tal)lo by ourselves, nt ;i \\\{\v di^liiiiee from the 
ladv and geutleinen boarders of the liouse, and very likely, as they 
looked over towards ns, they thought us a rough-looking e(ini])any. 

Perhaps they were not luueh to l)lanie foi' thinking so. We wei'e 
boimd for camp, and had dressed ourselves aceordingly. Old iiumentidu- 
ables, rusty coats, woollen shirts, and shocking l)ad hats, constituted the 
outfit. Some members of tlu' pai'ty, too, wore their haii- /y/.s\ or in short 
prison style, and this did not add to tlie gentility of tlieir appearance. 
So that as the Perambulators entered the grand diniug-hall of tlie Pi'ini- 
o-ewassett House, it is quite likely that Mr. and Mrs. Shoddy Avere 
shocked that such horrid men should be ])ermitted to dine at the first 
table of a first-class hotel. 

However that may Ijc, the Perambulatoi-s, thinking of the cam])-l; 
that was to come, and knowing this to be their last ei\ilized meal f< 
some days, ate heartily of the Pemigewassett dinner. 



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/ill /[BOARD FOP^ THE /VloUNTAlNS. 

J^:^'V was (.111- iiitcnlinii \n n-ick iin uur lia^-u'a.ii'c ininicdialch allci' (linnci-. 
g£>'^ and i-idr on liitccii or twciitv niili's. to \\'(i(id>to(d< or Lincoln. ^\ lici'c 
wc conld |iitcli our Irnis loi'llic nii:lit.and the next uioi-nini;-. Iicinu- within 
easy waikini:' di-Iancc ol' tlu' Franconia Monntain^, continnc tin- joniiu'V 
on i'.ioT. (iood icani^ can alwav^ l>c I'onnd in New 1 iani|)>liirc, and uood 
di-i\-crs. and I think \ on will iiciuTallv lie chai'^cd i^-ood prices I'oi- yonr 
ridini:'. Oin- haL;uai;\', wiiich eonsistt'd of a valise and hiiiidlc ol' l)laid<et> 
i'oi- each man, in'-ides the tent- and coni|ianv stores, so nearly filled Han- 
son's wau'on that when loaded he had barely enon^h room left lor him-eU' 
and W'hec'ler. So. alter ^endinulorward iiaii^auc and men. we hxdu'd 
aliont for one oCthc i/odi/ teani^ with a i/'hk/ di-i\cr. which w i' soon roinid. 
and loi- which we should have hecn com|iclle(l to |ia\ the customary (/ood 
price, had it not l)een that we liron^ht 1oi;-ether a staii'c man and a stalile 
pi-o|irietor. who entcrcci into snch a lively com|ietition lor the job. that wi' 
linalK' succeeded in reducim;' t he original prict' aiiout one-half. 

We fn<>"a^cd a line lour-hor.-e team to carry us twenty-one miles tor 



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one dollar per head. This was the cheapest ride we had in all our trip. 
It was a jolly one too, for the boys were in capital spirits, and told many 
good stories and jokes, that l)roug-ht forth roars of laughter. Our driver, 
Glovei" by name, was a good-natured sort of fellow, and joined in the 
meiTiment with the rest. The good people that lived on the road we 
travelled, must have taken us for a company of escaped lunatics, for 
everywhere we greeted the men with shouts, and to the fairer sex swung 
our hats and handkerchiefs. It Avas duriug this rido tliat Arthur Hobart 
was chosen " scribe,'' to keep a record of our wanderings, and from the 
moment of his initiation he was called ujwn at all times and places to 
make his notes. If any one brought out a joke, the cry was, "Put it 
down, scrilje." If anything was seen by the roadside, " Down with it, 
scribe." And so this continual, " Put it down, scribe," was shouted at 
that unfortunate iudividual while he was being jolted over stony roads, 
while he was eating his meals, while he was climbing rocky paths to 
moimtain-tops, or while he was dozing in his l)cd, as though he had a 
book and pencil always in hand, and Avas possessed of nerves so steady 
that he could write while turning a somersault. We stojiped to Avater 
om* horses at the Grafton House, West Thornton. The water was given 
to the horses by quite an eccentric individual, who was said to have had, 
some time in his earlier years, a disappointment in love, from the effects of 



1 J Ct'. Cr. 

whifli 111' UL'vor ivfoveivd. Ilr snid to us. " \'(>u wouldn't tliink 1 was i-ic-h. 
would you? Hut I be. I'm Avoith six milliou and a half — all gold — 
and luoiv niourv down to Concord:" and hr sa'ul it seriously, as though he 
believed it, ami expected us to lielieve it too. Swan told the six niillion- 
naiiv. that, being rather hard-up liimself, he would like to l)orro\v a lew 
dollars, at which, without a moment's hesitation, the poor fellow j)ulled 
out his wallet and handed it to him. saying, "Help yourself." When 
We left our C'rcvsus. Ik' was walking about with a placard on his coat-tail. 
" Indian \'egetal)le Pills." 

Swan had already begun to make for himself a reputation as a wit. 
He had got off. during the ride, many good puns, which the scribe was 
not abli' to record, owing to tlii' unsteady motion of the wagon, and 
which he has failed to carry in his memory. But at the Grafton House 
he perpetrati'd a joke which the scribe has not forgotten. Some one 
had i)roj)osed that we should get a board, and have the name Pemige- 
wassett Perambulators painted upon it, so that wherever we camped, we 
could put up a sign that would tell who we were. All hands had been 
looking for something that would answer the purpose. Swan walked uj) 
to the office of the hotel, and asked, with all the air of making a barga'm 
for our ])art\- of thirteen. — 

"What i> your price for lK)ard. sir?" 






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" We will take you for eight dollars per week," replied the landlord, 
after considerable hesitation. 

'^ Oh," replied Swan, in that quiet, matter-of-fact way with which lie 
always gets oif his jokes, "I only Avanted to get a short ])oard to paint a 
sign on." 

The landlord's face fell, as the vision of thirteen new boarders faded 
away. 

The country through which we drove was very beautiful. The road 
runs along the valle\- of the Pemigewassett Biver, side by side with tlie 
stream nearly all the way, and the water running over the i-oeky course 
makes music that is quite enlivening to the traveller. It is an up-hill 
road, and, as you go on, the scene is constantly changing, the view grow- 
ing all the time in extent. High hills rise at both sides of the road, and 
the high hills ahead seem to groAV higher and higher as you continue 
your journey. Some of the boys thought the miles very long, but Glover 
accounted for the fact by saying that land was very cheap here, and thoy 
gave a good deal to the mile. We kept our eyes open to see all there 
was to be seen, and we beheld a great many interesting scenes. Noth- 
ing, however, seemed to amuse us so much as our views of Mrs. Fificld 
and her infant offspring. As we approached the end of our day's jour- 
ney, we stopped at a farm-house to see if we could purchase anv supplies. 



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We l)Oii<;-li1 a few (\u\2,"s, and sonu' nice maple siip,'ar, ol" an old ^■eutieinan 
who seemed to Ih' proju'lclor of ilir place. We trii'd to hiiy a kitten oi' 
him, whieii he -aid lie woiddii't sell lor a lunidi-ed dollaiN. and thoiiL;-h we 
otl'ered him iwt'iity-live cents, ami increased it to lilly and seventy-live, he 
was linn in rel'usin<;' ti) sell. 

At abonl hali-])ast se\cn we nached ^Ir. Tattle's ])laee, wliicli is 
situated in Jiincoln. We >elected a spot in the tiihl o]iiio>ite to Ins lioust' 
{or our cam]i. It had heen cloudy and threatenini;' all the allernoon, and 
now, a- we i)e^an ]iitchiiij,:,- tents lor the lii-st time, it bt'g-an lo rain. 




Camp Tuttle. 

iK)rJ2 F course we were pretty tiri'd, ni'tvv a louo- day's ride, and the effect 
|t|ji'^ of the i-ain was rather dampenhig on the ground, on our ])aggage, 
and on our spirits. Then, most of ns were green about camp-work, and 
hungry mto the bargain. So the opening vscene of camp-life was not so 
bright as it miglit liave been. And its In'ightness was not nnicli increased, 
when, in preparing to put u[) tlie hu'ge tent, we found that a bag contain- 
ing the pins and an iron rack hclonging to tiic pole, was missing. W'liat 
had become of it. no one knew; hut it was gone. The pole was not long 
enough witliout the iron i-ack. and the tent could not be pitched without 
pins. The rain was increasing, and all seemed to be going wrong. 
Some laughed, and some looked sober. Some wished themselves home, 
and some wished themselves in a good hotel. All. however, were dis- 
posed to make the best of it, so putting Theodore Bennett (who was ex- 
perienced in camp matters) in eonuuaud, we set about the work. An old 
tree was made into a tent-pole, and tt'ut-pins wcic hewed out of such 
sticks as we could find. Our veteran ti'apper. \N'li((lei-. si't about Iniilding 



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a I'oiisiii^- lii'c and |irc|)ai-iiiu' suiipcr, in a way tlial showed lis that lie was 
master of the siluatiDii. and liy the lime that hutli tents were |iitclu'(l, anil 
the ha;4'^ai;'>' packed safely away, we i'nnnd onr cNt'iiiiiu' meal ready. 

We ate nnr lirst camp-^npper with a yodd appetite, and veiw had order. 
Soint' weix' in the tent, and some were ont : some •^ittini;'. some standinu". 
It wa^ of no nse for Wheeler to say. " II" yon will only wait, n'entlenu-n. I 
will help von all." lor. heinii' too hnn^'ry to wait, we all helped onrsehes 
as >.peedil\ as p(»ssihle. The hot eoll'ee was "iood, thon^h we did driidv it 
IVoni hit;- tin dippeis, and the ham and ci-ac l<ei's. vx\W\\ Irom tin jjlatcs. 
relished well. 

It was wet work lioini;- down into the woods alU'r >npper to y-t't I'nel 
joi- the ni^ht. and wIumi we y^A l)a(d< we were tired enoniih to i-etire, so 
we spread onr i-ul)lier hiankets over the ean\as floor of the tent, and eov- 
erint;' onrselves well with woollen hianki'ts. pi'epari'd to sleep. 

lint there was no >neh l)les>ini;- as sleep in >tore lor ns. Tiie tent was 
not properlv pitched, and as the rain increased it I)(\u-an to loree its way 
throntih the ventilator at the top. and nnder the sides of the tent at the 
hoitom. One man wonid cry ont that tlieie was a stream of watei' I'allin;;- 
on his lace; another that his leet were <;'etlin.ii- wet. 'i'his wonld ert-atc a 
lanuh all idinid. 'riieii some nnlorlnnate fellow, lindini;- himx'll' in dan- 
i;-er of heinu' drowned, wonlil t:ct n|> and |iei'amlinlate ahonl the tent in 



search of a l)C'ttei' position, stuinhlin<^- iu tlic daik owv the prostrate fonns 
(jf his companions. It was not long before we all icliinjuished tlie iiU'a 
of sleep, tiiidiug" it inipossil)le. Some one woiihl tell a storv, and then 
there wouhl he a roar of hinghter. Some one woidd get off a joke, mid 
whether it was good oi- not. it would " hiing down the house." So if 
any poor felloAV, determined to sleep, got almost lost in slumbei-, he would 
be snddenly brought to himsell' by the explosion. 

It was during this night that the catamount was invented. This was 
a peculiar cry, adopted by the Perambulators afterward as a salute. A 
catamount was madi' h\ uniting the voices of the C()in|)aiiy in a prolonged 
howl, each man taking his own j)itch and playing his own tune. The 
effect was similar to the noise that an army of cats and an ai-my of dogs 
would make, if they were fighting each other. AVe also amused ourselves 
by making big sneezes, of the "liish, hash, hush." kind. 

Some time during the night, the seril)i' arose and nianul'actui'cd a paillid 
of lemonade, which was passetl I'ound and disposed of quietly. Toward 
morning we all got to .sleep for a few minutes; jjcrhaps we should have 
slept longer, if a new difficulty had nut arisen. We were attacked by a 
swarm of insects, that threatened t(» eat us uj). One after another of ixs 
awoke itching and smarting iVuiu the bites of something, we knew not 
what. They were so small that we ccnddn't see tluni, hut they fed on 



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our llrsli like yoiiiiu' tiucrs. l'|)iin cxaniiuatioii. tlicv |)ri>\c(lt() he very 
small \\\v<. called luidu'ets. It was ai)i»ut hall-past i'uiir o'clock when we 
arose. 'I'lie I'aiii had ceased, and the clouds, thouii'h they lum;^' low o\ cr 
the hill-to|)s, seemed to he struiii^Tmjj,- to i-ise and leave. Wheeler was up 
with the rest, and set ahout preparini;- lireakt'ast. while we Peramhidators 
went down to tlie l'emi,i>vwassett, only a few steps from our camp, and 
took a mornint;- wash. '\\\c cold, clear, runnint;- water was deli,<;-litl'ully 
relri'sliini^'. 'I'reasurer \\ ard set ahout his duties this moi-nin,i;' in a husi- 
ness-like manner, and the result was, that we had cii-i^s for ijreaklast, to 
<^'o with our ham, and I'resh luilU lor our colVee. I'^oi' campiuu', there is 
uothini;' like ham. it can he eaten thrin- times a day with a relish, and it 
stands hv well on a l<ui^' ti'amp. This morning" W'heelei' Cried the ham 
with ('u'^'s. and as he had oidy one small spidei' in which to cook foi' all of 
us. he had to work I'a^t to satisl\ the demands that were made ol" him. 
" TIh'ow nic a piece of ham. Mr. W heelerl " "An ei;"^' I'or me, il' you 
please. Caplaiul" "derk me some liam-lat. please!" 

Such were the calls made upon the little Iryiuij-pau, and they were all 
answcriMl in ilue lime h\ our ti'ood-nat ured cook. I*erlia[is it is pi'opt^r to 
record here that oui' (lri\cr, I lauson. instead ol' taking;- the lody-ing'S Wt' had 
prepai-ed l'oi- hiui in the small tent. i)Ut up at .Mr. Tuttle's, at our 
e.xpt-nse. 



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After breakfast, the company lacing called together for business, Pres- 
ton was chosen "officer of the clay," to direct the movements of the party. 
We Ibund that we could preserve better order, and work more harmo- 
niously together, l)y putting some one at our head as a sort of com- 
mander-in-chief, and thought it better to vest the authority in one man 
for one day, and another for the next, rather than to have one officer for 
the whole ti'ip. Seeing the company assembled, our short-haired treas- 
m-er took the opportunity to levy an assessment upon us, which he effected 
in his usual correct manner. 

Preston assumed command by giving orders to break camp, detailing 
some to pack up the baggage, some to i)ut up the prcjvisions, and some 
to take down the tent. The sun having come out clear and bright, the 
canvas and blankets got nicely dry, and everything seemed l)right and 
cheerful. 




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ROG IT TO T 



HE F 



LUME. 






an our pci'ainl)ulati(iiis. Ir \va> ahoiit liall'-past seven 
^'V^' o'clock, and the clouds, liavini;- climlicd to the to])softhe mountains, 
seemed to he Hying" rapidly away. The air was cool and clcai-. ^\ e 
wrvf all in light trim, wearing llannel shirts, without coats, and cari-ying 
nothing". 

AVheeler and Hanson icniained with the team and l)agg"ag"e, having 
oi'dcr>- to lollow on and meet us at the Flume House ahoiit noon. It was 
pleasant walking, and we ti'avclled along tctgetlu'i- \ cry eheerfnily, enjoy- 
ing the line \iew< hy the way. We had not got i'ar I'rom our camp, when 
wf met a little red-headed youngster, whom we inxiled to accompany us. 
He thought he wouldn"! go. hut he acce|ited the cents that weotl'ered 
him. till liis hands were so I'ldl thai they could hold no more. Ai'ter (juiz- 
/ing the little fellow a lew minutes. Swan took out his hig carving-knife 
that he wore in his Itch, and with a \cry serious face told him he um-t u'o 
with Us. 'Idle >igl)t of the kuil'e was too nuich foi' him, and he was on 
the point of helhjwing, when Swan released him, and the way tlu' little 



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rascal ran, with cadi luiiul lull ol" cents, clinging- to them with all hi- 
might, was amusing to see. The Perambulators laughed and shoutetl at 
the retreating boy, till he was out of sight. SAvau very wisely remarked 
that those cents might be the foundation of the boy's fortune, and some 
one else ventured to state that he might some time be President of the 
United States. We did not meet any one on the road again till we were 
within a mile of the Flume House. This time we met a man and simill 
boy, bound out for a day's trout-fishing. The man was quite talkati\ e. 
and gave us some information about the country. He ad\-ised us to 
strike into the woods, where he promised we should liiid ])lentv of 
bears and deer to shoot. Wc thought, I'rom some hints ]\v thivw out. 
that he would be pleased to go with us, for ;i compensation, but, not- 
withstanding the inducements, we concluded to stick to the hio-hwav 

As Avc passed down the thickly-shaded road, just before we reached 
the little bridge that crosses the Pemigewassett below the Flume, we 
stopped a few minutes, and most of us cut walking-sticks froui the tree- 
by the roadside. The cascades directly below the Flume are verv beau- 
tiful. The water runs for five or six hundred feet over a smooth incline 
of solid, flat rock. We amused ourselves by rolling big logs and fallen 
trees into this stream, they sometimes shooting quite a distance over 
the smooth stone. Marshall [)aiticuhuly entered into the spu-it of this 



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I(pi;->li(liii,i;", iiiid at one time hrcainc s(i cxcittMl onit an <)l)>liiiale' log" thai 
liail v^iA laslciicd and woiddn't iii> dnwii, lliat lie went into llic water kiice- 
il((|). — l)o(t|>, stockiiiL;>, and all. — and woi'kcd away lor live oi' ten 
ininntfs, till \\v staitcil it. Wlirn \\v c-anu' out, wr i^-avi' liini llncc clu'cr^ 
and a catanioinit. 'i'lu'i-c were no \i>ilors in the ['"'hnnc wliiii w r cnteTcd. 
and >o w t'. liaxinu' it all t<> oni'selves, jJi'onirnacU'd uj) and down the |ila( r 
rnjoyinu' the cui'ious scene. 

\\\- were pliologTaplicd lui'c, and li'ot a vciw ,i;"ood picture, which we all 
\alne \(i'\ nnich, as it shows just how the elcNcn I'ei'anihulatoi's looked a> 
the\ IVou'iicd it ihiMUuh the mountains. IJeloi-e we lel't. a lai'ii'e nuniher 
(){' ladies and Li'cutleinen entered the [•'lunie. Aiuoiiti' them wcuoticed a 
pai1\ of L;-eiulemen IVom New ^ di'k and l'ro\ ideuce. to w hom wi' <j;'ave 
the name of the "(iermaiis."' ht^canse some of them had a sort ol' Teutonic 
ai)pearaiice. We met them ajiain scxcral limes durinu' (HU' trip. 

When we reached tlie Flume House, we li>und our team and men had 
just arrived, .\tter a lew minutes" icst, we started lor the Pool. 'I'his is 
i-eached hv a pleasant walk throu,i;h the woods. lialdwiii and i'\'lt lo(d<ed 
upon the old u'cntlemau who attends this place as a swindlei-, and would 
nnt take a ride in his \\\'j: -(piare hoal, hut the rest of us t;d| in, and were 
taken arituud tn the Falls and lia(d< loi" tlu' small >nni of lil'ti'cu ci'Uts, 
anil did not regret tiie exjiendilure. iii'sides the magnilicent \ iew we 



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had of the l)eautiful cascade and the gigantic walls ol" the Pool, we 
listened to a speech from the old gentleman, in whicli he explained liis 
theory of the formation of tlie world; something about the -world Ijciiig 
hollow inside, and inhabited within as well as without, light and air l)ciug 
admitted to the people of the interior through two big holes at the poles; 
and also to a letter fi-om Queen Victoria, which he read as an indorse- 
ment of his theory. We pitched our small tent in the field directly oppo- 
site the Flume House, and pi-epared for dinner. The Flume House was 
not opened this season. Our — 

BILL OF FARE. 

Sardines, icith lemon jt( ice. 
Crackers, ofaUkhnls. 
Brown Bread, from Wayland. 
Coffee, a la condensed milk. 
Plum I'udding, coid. 
Cakes, de cooky. 

The sun was out bright, and we lounged about Camp Flume for about 
two hours. As the scribe looked about, he saw some playing euchre, 
some sleeping, some writing letters home, and some doing nothing. It 



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was a <,^0()(I rest f'oi' all. \\'liik' lu'i'c, Pivstdu |)aintc'd our sign, on a 
l)oar(l which soiuc one liad found for tlie jiurjjose. 

PEMIGE WASSETT PERAMBULATORS. 
1866. 

He also luade sketches of sonii' ol" the surrounding scenery, and tiuis 
estal)li>lied himself as the artisl of the coni[)any. 

Quite a number of large, open iiiounlain wagons passt'd l>v nnv t-anip, 
filled wilh lady and gcnllcmen tourists, to many of wIkiui wc gave our 
salute ol' cliei'rs and catamounts. In one of the wagons whicli stopped 
near the piazza of tiic I'^Inme House, some i»i" our boys recognized Miss 
llou>ti)n. a well-known singer of Boston, whei\'U|)ou Bennett aiul Swan 
started a \ iiw pretty glee song, '' Where would I be." 

It was the lirst attempt that any of the I'crambulators had made in the 
wav of nuisic, and we were all surprised and pleasi'd at the sweetness of 
the song. The pei.ple in the wagon, too, seemed much delighted, and 
applauded loudly, the ladies ealling- for an eucoiv. (Jur singers, how- 
ever, would not be iuiluced to repeat, but called upon the ladies for a 
son<'", whereupon Miss Houston tuned n\) and warbled a few sweet notes. 
As lhe\ drove away, they gave us cheers, which we I'eturned, and tlu'ii 



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one of the Perambulators called at the top of his voice, "Three cheers for 
Miss Houston," which we gave with a will. Miss H. aclcnoAvledging- the 
compliment by rising. 

At four o'clock we packed up our supply train, and perambulated on. 



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yir. 



Pamp -Profile. 

^^S*' T was a |)lfa>aiil alUiiiooii. and Ave " iV(>"-"-c(l il " alon^" llu' sliadv 
f.'"'-' road at a ixtntd nail, fur hv tliis tiiiu' wc Iiad lifcoiiic sduu'whal used 
to walkinti'. and hail fallen iiit() that loni;'. s\vin<;iii<;' step tliat is oviierally 
adopted liv pedestrians. Not far Iteyond the I'^lunie. directly at the .side of 
the road, we found the liasin. This is one of tlie most sti'ikinn" ol'all the 
wonderful falls and liu'ns that are made hy llu' mountain streams. We 
all stood I'oi- a lorn;- tinii', watehiuL;' the ra|)id waters as they I'ell over the 
roeks, whirled aliout so m;idly in the smooth, woiai hasin, and then eseaj)- 
im;- tln'oULih the narrow outlet, ran down in a l»rt'tty cascade to (he rivei- 
lied. It was a hewitchim;' sitiht. and wc could hardly turn oni' eyt's I'rom 
it. hut at la>t. takiuu' a di-ink from the cool, clear water, and uivini;' the 
liasin a paHin^' lo<d';, we peramhulated on. 

\\ (• had not proci-edcd fai', when we saw our wap)U ahead of us, at 
a stand-still. .Vt lii-st.wc' thought somelhin;^' had hridcen, hut as we 
apprijached we saw Mr. \\ hcclei' takinu' up his fow linii-picce for an aim. 



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and motioning us to keep back. At tlic sonnd of the gun. \vi' liuri'ied 
forward to sec if our sportsman had liit liis mark, for iiaving heard great 
reports of his skill, we were anxious to see it put to jn-oof. We found 
that he had brought down a wild pigeon, so we all cheered lor \Mieeler, 
and walked on. 

The sun was getting low, as we appi-oaehed the Profile, and Avhen we 
reached the little opening at the side of tlu' road, whert' the best view oi" 
the old man is ol)taiiied, it had gont' behind the mountain. This gave us 
a magnificent view of tiie old man's face, for as the light was all l)ehind 
him, tiie profile stood out boldly and clearly deHned, a dark face 
against the bright sky beyond. We looked about tlu' Profile House for 
a suitable spot to camp, but found nothing that seemed so well adapted to 
our wants as the little opening where \vi' bad got our view; so \\h' walked 
into the house, and asked permission to pitch (;uii]i there. As we 
entered, some one asked if we wei-i- the men who had come to put uj) the 
telegraph. This so offended Swan, that he talked seriously of " buying 
the hotel." We obtained i)enuissiou to pili'h our tents as we wished, ami 
in a little while Caiup Profile was establislied. This time we pitched the 
tents well. Everything was done luider the suixrvision of tiie officer of 
the day, and when the work was finished wi- had a well-arranged and 
picturesque encampment. The little opening which we had chosen loi- 



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our camp was al)()Ut tliiilv <>r (ui'tv feet wide, and ran into the- woods 
al)out one hundred Ircl. making- a \rv\ |)i-ctty little slieltered nook. 

We planted a lii^li pole at the entrance, on which we raised the .\incri- 
can flag" and attached our siun. \\ hen this Avas all up we saluted it with 
oiU' <:"un. three cheers, and a catamount. Wc took tea tliat nitiht at the 
Prolile House. We all did just ici' to the meal, the l''at IJov especially. 
It was pi-ett\ cold in tlu' niuht, the thermometer standing- at Ibrty-iivc 
de""recs when wf retired, and we nut on all the coats and lilaidvct^ we 
liad. It took us only a lew minutes to fall asleep, and IVom then uiuil 
moruiug", tlu-rc was not a word s])okcii. JOxcii Swan ce'ased to joke. 




VIII. 

We Mount Lafayetti 



t^s HE morning of Friday, July 20, was beautiful, and wlien, after a 



i 



>!*f sound sleep, the Perambulators arose, the sun was peering over the 

"^^ mountain-tops. 

Dii-ectly beneath the old man's face, and only a few steps from Camp 
Profile, lies Profile Lake, or as it is sometimes called, the old man's 
mii'ror. Thithei' the Perambulators wended their way, I)asins, soa|). and 
towels in hand, for the morning wash. Breakfast came ni'xt. Our 
Treasure!' had reconnoitered the country, and fnund it ratlui- di'v. There 
was no house near but the hotel, and here they had hardly enough pi-ov- 
cndci- for their own table. The stcwai-d said lie bad to water the milk, to 
make it go the rounds. "Ward, however, succeeded in getting a few eggs, 
and milk enough for oxu- colfee, so with the aid of our ham and hard-tack 
we made a good meal. Wheeler surely sat a long tinu' ovci- the frying- 
pan before the call for ham subsided. This day had l)een set ai)art for 
the ascent of Mt. Lafayette, and Marsliall, having been chosen oilicer of 
the day, made preparations for the trip. Our dinner, which we proposed 



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K) fat 


u])iiii the iinuiulaiii, \vi 


■ carric 


1 in 


tllf (■olli'i--p;i 


t and lai- 


^i' til 


1 


ail. 


It wa- 


pac 


ki'd ii|) 


ac-cordiiiLi' 


1) till' I 

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slioes 
s, 

mil >; 


•".s ord 

ham, 
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rcsorvcil i>vM 


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Fi-diii llic l*i<il 


li' House 


u the 


to|i ol" tile 


moinil 


aiu. it i> 


ahou 


t 1 


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mile-. 


and 


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road to cliinli. It 


was hair- 


past nine o'cloc 


V win 


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we 


l.t'jian 


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asci'iil. 


and till' |>al 


li near 


tlic 1 


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tlic m 


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. 'I'll 


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and coU'ee-pot 


were 


i-ai-rici 


1 in 


liini. 1 


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and Inw'j; 


mount 


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tliL' c'levt'ii l\'r; 


unhul 


It 


ir-~ 


made 


a VI 


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Jittempt iit coiivcM'satioii. Ahniit au hour aftci' our stai-t, wo stopped a 
few minutes and tried tlie tliernionietei-. Tt stood at seventv-t wo deo-rees. 
The (■liinl)inu- now lie^-an to <;-row liarth'i', the ])ath was mow i-oekv and 
unexcMi, and we stop[)ed oftener to eatcli our hi-eaths. wliieli sometimes 
got so low that they sounded like saw-mills. At half-past eleven, 
two hours from the time of our start, we stopped by a little spring, 
about two-thirds of the way u|) the uiouutaiu, aud there prepared our 
dinnei'. We l)uiit a fii-e aud put our eoffee on to boil. ])ut weiv so 
hungry that we eould not wait till it was done. s(. we sat down hv the 
side of the path and ate. 

Tt ha[)pened, as we were thus eating, that some one .suggested tlie 
necessity of a guard al)out our tent at night, to kvv\) off thieves and 
vagabonds, and after a very animated discussion, it was voted, six to 
five, that a guard should be posted vwvy night by the odicei- in coui- 
mand. The minority seeming unwilling to aeee]it this, a new vote wa> 
taken. Avliieh gave seven for a guard, and four against. The discussion 
became quite earnest, and the foiu' auti-guardists — lialdwiu. Ward. Felt. 
and Hobart — took a very strong stand against what tiny considered a 
tedious and useless ceremony. We foi-got ourcnifcc iu the controversx . 
and finding that we had spent ai)out au iioni- at the ditiucr-tablt'. we 
decided to ket'p on. leaviug the put on the hot coals uutil <>ui- retm'u. 



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The rc'inaiiiilcr of tlic way was liard climliini;. As we cainc out of 
the woods into llie liaiicu, open land, we Coiiiid one ol" the (iei'nian 
pai'tx waitin-- the retm-n o|" his eonn-ades IVoni tlie summit, lie had uot 
thus far. and was so exhausted he could .i;o no lai'tiiei-. Soon al'tef. wt' 
met a partv ol" ladies and <;-entK'meu eoinint;- down on horsc])a(d<:. We 
•\veix' all pfettv tired now, hut seeing" the summit ahead, we |iushed on 
as last as we could, tirmkini;' oiu' toil was ahont o\ci-. iJnt ui>\\ came 
the hardest part oT all, Tor when we arrived, iiantinu' for hreath. at what 
st'emed the mountain-top. we lound that it was only a mass of pi-ojcct- 
\\v^ ro<d<s, and the top was still a loni;- distance ahead. It was a di>- 
eoura"in<>- si«-ht. exhausted as we weri', hut we \v\A on, and in a short 
time- we were on the crown ol" old Lalayette. it was hair-[)ast one when 
Ml' arrived there. 'I'iie air was \vv\ clcai', and we had a splendid view of 
the sm-rouiiding- country, a sii;ht so grand and heaiitiful, that none of us 
could reyret the toil that hroiight us to it. IJaldwin thouglit, however, 
that he would ue\cr try to mount Lafayette again, and if he ever luul a 
wife wlio wante(l to sec the j)lace, she would have to come alone. 

Felt fell a-leep as -oon as he reaciied tlu' top, and had a uici' naj) while 
the rest enjo\ed the \iew. Stearns went down to a s|)ring on the side ol' 
the mountain, and l)roughl us up some icy-cold water, w iiieh was very 
palatahle. ^Marshall dug up a small tree to cai'ry home. The rest of us 



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looked about witli all (Hir I'vcs, till tlie ofRccr ordi'i'cd us to move down 
the mountain. We started at half-past two, having- l)een an Imur on the 
8unuuit. One ean make better time in ti'avelliuii- down a mountain tlian 
in walkuig up, but the down step bring-s sucli a strain upon the legs, that 
often in descending one's steps become uncertain. It is said that the Fat 
Boy's legs became so unsteady, from carrying his giant form down the 
mountain, that a small pebl)li' in his way would almost overturn him- 
He is also said to Intve thought the land on the mountain wvy cheap. 
AYc found our cotfee-pot where we had left it. the cotlee hot and rcaily 
for use. AVe stopped long enough to em[)ty it of its contents, and 
continued intr journey with renewed strength. We wei'c I'oni- lion rs 
going up the mountain, one of which we spent at dinner, and two hours 
and a half coming down. We had ordered Hanson to mei't us at the 
foot wdth tlie team at three o'clock, and he was on tiic s[)ot promptly, 
but as we didn't get down until four, he had an houi- to wait, whicli 
could not have been very agreeably passed, as he was suiToundcd by a 
swarm of niitlgets, against whose attacks it was imi)ossible for him to 
defend himself. \\'hcn we rcaclu'd liim. he was standing in his wagon, a 
bi"- bough in his hand, thrashing about Ifnn in all directions. 

AVe were all pretty tired by our climb, but after a few minutes' rest, we 
started again, for there was one thing more on the jjrogramme of the day. 



IX. 



"\Y E VISIT p^ C H O j_. A K E . 



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ii'WO 1-.\KE is only a sliort (listaiicc fVuiii the I*rn(ilc House, hut 

\\r wci'c tii't'd of fool t [■.ix'i'lliiiL;. so we ^"ot llaiisoii to di'ivc us 

tlifi-c. It is a hcaiitiful lilt Ic lai<c, iyiiit;' (lcr|) in the l)o-.oin ol' tlir hills, vet 

scNcral thousand I'fct al)o\c ijic sea. W'r anui^cd oui'>cl\f^ I'or a loniT 

tinu' 1 1'\ iuL:' t he echo in \ ai'ion> ways. Swan and I'icston di--tinL:,'nishf(l 

t hcin^cU I's li\ the noise they made with a loni;' tin hoi'ii. whi<-h is kept 

thefe I'or the u>e of toiuasts. 'J'hi' echoes wvw veiy clear and stronu'. 

some of them lieinu' loudi'i' than the oriu'iual sounds. There was a hand 

of nm-i<' on the lake, and ([uite a uundier ol" \ isitoi's were row ini;' aliont in 

lioat-. 'I'lu' I'ei'amhnlatoi's of course lollowcd the uenei'al examiile. and 

lakiuL;' two ol' the llat-holtonicd skill'^., |)eramltnlated aliont the lalvi'. 

Swan and Hennett san;^' their "Where would I heV'" with i;'ood ell'ect. 

.\> a tii-aud linale. we had tile cannon lired. 'I'his cost us iil'iy cents, and 

I think wi'U'ot our money's worth, I'or the t'\i>losion was I'oilowed liy 

echoes and re\ erhi'i'atioiis that sonndi'd like an artillei-_\ hattle hetwi-eii 

two largx' armies. (Jn our return to cain|i, alter supper had heeii lateii. 



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the singers gave us some music, and Ave were visited by quite a numl)ci- 
of ladies and gentlemen from the Profile House, many of whom came t.. 
look at us with the same curiosity that tliey would show in gazing at the 
anmials of a menagerie. 

Among the visitors to Camp Profile Avere two young ladies, wlio 
deserve particular notice. As they approached the camp. Swan sallied 
out, Recoi-d Book in hand, to invite them to ]iut their names upon it. 
But just as he reached them he was met with tlie question, "Have 
you anything to sell?" Higldy indignant at l)eing taken for a ])ed- 
*^li"g' 8TP«y, he turned about, Avithout a Avord of reply, and Avlien he 
reached the tent Avi-ote upon tlie recoi-d, •'Annie Thing Toucell." 



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PISODE. 






/>j/l' li'I \( i tlif cNciiiiiu' srvci-.-iI (iT us went up to tin- liutcl. wlici'c tlici'c 

.Vj w;is music ;iu(l d.iuciuL;'. Tlic Itiiud w ;is led li\ Mi', .lover, nl' Hu^tou. 

lie (old us coulidcutiallv tlint the ladies aud ^-cutleuieii pi'i'seut wei'e 

iieari\ all iVoui New ^ di-k aud riiiladel|iliia, aud thai llie\ kuew uotliiui;' 

about daueiu^'. lie said l>ostou peojile kuew how to dauee. ".Ie>s xi." 

\\'lieu we |-etui'ued to cauip. wc I'oiiud the liovs pi'epai-iuu' to retire. 
(Jllieer Mat-shall, eouCoi iualil\ to the iuoi'iiiii_i;'s vote. j)roeeeded to detail a 
u-iiard. Haldw iu. lieaiiiii;' his uaiut' called atuout;' the detail, walked 
([uieth iuto the teiit aud pfepai'ed liiuiseir lor hed. it wa> ill \aiii that 
the ollieer calle(| him to report liimscH' lor orders; he made uo response. 
It was \erv esideiit that he did not iuteiid to mount u'liard that nii;lit. 
< >iu' ollieer. how (■\ cr. w as determined to pel roriii the duties of his position, 
and dcclarcil that the men detailed Tor utiaid must stand their watch, or 
liirni^h snli^tit utf~. So matters lieu-au to look Avarlikc; tlio-e that had 
\oted I'or a i;uard stood li_\ the ollieer. and the auti-,L;'uardists were ratlu'f 
inclined to take 1 Jaldw in"-- part. I're-'ton and Sw an were ordered to ,i;o 



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into tlie teat and bring Baldwin out, hut all their coaxing- was in vain: 
he had got Avell fixed in hi.s i)e(l. and he would not stir. He was not 
disposed to make many words about the matter, but said decidedly tliar 
he was not going to do any guard-duty. 

As the mountain would not come to Mahomet, Mahomet had to uc 
to the mountain. OtHeer Marshall entered the tent and ga\-e his orders. 
To the inquiry he made of Baldwin, " Will you stand vour watch? " :\rr. 
B. simply said "no," and when told by tlie otticer that he mmt stand, <.i- 
furnish a substitute, he said he would do ueithci-. lie spoke respectful! \ 
and good-naturedly, but with a determined air, as though he had sf)nic 
conHdence in his size. By this time we were all in tlie tent, and the 
matter of the officers authority having been brougiit before us, there 
followed a pretty sharp discussion, which graduallv grew warmer and 
warmer, until some became so excited that they talked as wildly as west- 
ern orators on the stump. Baldwin, liDwever. remained in l)ed takhif 
little or no part in the controversy. This was the (>nl\ real difference of 
opiniiin, the (inly earnest discussion we had duiing oin- journey. It was 
evidt'iitly la-t leading to angry iei'lings. wlu'u KInici' Bennett and Swan 
volunteered to perform Baldwin's duty for him, and thus the storm was 
calmed. These tAVO gentlemen and Marshall si(Kid guard all that ni-ht, 
and Baldwin slept (piii-tly. 



XI 



On the fvOAD TO jBethlehem. 

iVfii^ III", iminiini;' of Saturday. .Iiilv '2^ , was clear and hcaiitif'ul. l)iit we 
>"j^>^ wciv so iatig^iK'd hy (iiir tiaiii]) ii|) Lalayi'tte, that \\c did not rise 
lill nearly .sevon o'clock. Mr. \\ iieelei' fell (|iiile ill this inorninu. and 
wanted to lea\i' lis; ol" course w c coidd not allow liini to ^d, I'oi- lii> 
services -were invalualile. But thaid<s to the i^ood ell'ects ol" a little Santa 
('roix. that we had lirougiit for medicine, he soon I'ell so nnich better that 
he di'cided to stand In. 

llobarl Avas chosen oiKcei' ol" the day, and he>ian his administration by 
(■ailing' the coin|iany together to discuss the day's pro^ranune. Some 
were in I'aMii- of remainini;' in ('am|) Prolile ovei- Sunday, and some 
ihouj^hl hot to push on at once I'oi' ( Vaw Tord's. We linally decided to 
i)reak cami) at the l'i-olile aliout noon and walk on to Betldeliein. ten 
miles beyond n> on the road to Crawford's, and there remain over 
Sunday. 

'J'he roi'cnoon was spent in packinn' \\\> our traps for a start, and in 
sleeping' on the i;-ras> near the tenl. To sa\i' troulile. we made our 



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dinner of yucli things as needed no preparation, and the bill of fare was 
rather an odd one. 

Herring, 

Ginger Suaps, 

Cheese, 

Cake, 

Preserved Peaches, and 

Pickles. 



Preston made, dnring the forenoon, a good sketch of Camp Profile, 
whieli was duly admired by the Pcramljulators. The officer's orders 
were, that tlie 1)oys might start for Bethlehem as soon as they pleased 
after dinner, that the team shoidd leave camp Avith the baggage at half- 
past two o'clock, and that the whole party shonld rendezvons at Bethle- 
hem abont snndown. So at one o'clock Ward, Corse, and Elmer Bennett 
started on :ihead. Half an hour afterward, Baldwin, Felt, and Swan 
followed on, and at half-past two, tlie baggage having been packed np, 
and sent on, Marshall, Preston, Steai-ns, Theodore Bennett, and Ilobart 
brought up the ri>ar. The tirst two parties nut a few miles beyond the 
Profile, and were oveitaken by the team. The scribe not being of this 
party, can only WTite what he has lirai-d. 



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Accordiiiij,' to tlicir owii story, tliry li.id a Jolly time. Tlicy Siot scvcial 
(li'ink^ oT lioinc-iiiailc beer al i'anii-lioiix's. and iViii'liti'iu'd the iidialiitaiits 
out ol' llu'ir \vil> witli their iioix-. 'I'licy l)oiiL;'lit three fat heii^. and were 
niiich amused In the sport of catehinii- t hem. .\t ahoiit six o'clock they 
reaclu'd Uet hlehem. and pitclieil cam|i in a pleasant iield lieloiii;'in<;' to Mr. 
Spoonei', situateil \ cry neai' the IJethlehem House, and there awaited the 
cominii' ol'theii' companions. 

'I'lii' rest of us walked aloiiu' slowly, makint;' several lonii' stops to pi(d< 
raspherries, which we I'ound in almndance. About three miles from 
the l*rolile, we received a despatch IVom the ad\ance i;-uar(l. advisini;- 
us to driid\ from a \vell near a certain house that we passed. ^\ e I'ol- 
lowcd their adxicc. and Ibuiid the water excellent. .\s vvc ii'ot sonie- 
thinu' of ;in appetite by our walk, we tried at a i^reat many i'ann-houses 
lo <i-et bi'cad and milk, but cvci'yw here the answer \\as, " \\'e sell all to 
the UKMnitaius." by which the tiood pi'ople meant the mountain hotels. 
\\ la-t. ho\ve\cr, \\c succeeded in olitaininj;' ol' both bread and milk as 
nuich as we coulil cat. al the house ol' a ^^l•. Smith, in b'ranconia. 

At six o'clock, al'ter an hour's rest, we continued our joui'uey. .\11 the 
way I'lom the I'l'olile the |)i-ospect bel'oi-e Us liad been most beautiful. 
Noihinu' could be more lo\cly than the \ic\\s \\ c hail of the I'^ranconia 
\ alley, as it bi-okt' upon our \iew. .\nd as we ascended the \\v^\\ hills 



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tliat lie directly before Bethlehem, :uul came in full view of the Franconia 
^[ountains, the hio^hest peaks of the White range, and the ])eautifiil 
valley^; between, and a-< we saw the lights and shadows of sunset playing 
on the niouutain-side, and the setting sun painting l)right colors on the 
sky, the scene was so grandly beautiful, that we stood and gazed, lost to 
consciousness of all l)ut the beauty before our eyes. 

Ari-iving at Camp Bethlehem, we found the tents all pitched, a good 
fire burning, and Mr. Wheeler getting suppei'. Ward had reconnoitred 
Bethlehem, and the result was a meal of fresh bread and huttei-, milk, tea, 
honey, raspberries, etc., which, to our well sharpened appetites, seemed 
a royal feast indeed. After tea we walked down to the hotel, and our 
choir sang a few songs before the parloi- windows, which attracted the 
attention of the inmates, and gained for ns an invitation to enter. We 
were a rough-looking crowd to go into a drawing-room, for we had not 
made any toilet since the daj^'s tramp. However, we went in, and were 
politely received. Our boys sung a fcAv pieces, and there was some music- 
on the piano, l)ut we did not liecome much acquainted with our host and 
hostess. 

AVhen we returned to camp, the rpiestion of a guard was again brought 
before the company, and it wa> voted that it was not necessary to ])ost 
(me. Xotwithstaiuling our hazardous condition, we slept well. 



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Sunday in Pamp. 



^Mj^AT) any wicked In'tlilclicinitc hccii so disposed, lie might have 
'4^~ entered our tent (hiriiiL;' tlie uiglit. and eai'i'ied oil' nnieli vahialile 
l)ag-o-ao-(.. Cor so soundly did the I'eraiiiliuhitors sleep, thai a niosl un- 
cartldy noise would lia\e heeii necessary to waken tlicni, and I douht not 
that any one ol" us would lia\c gladly gixcn lo au\ prowling" liethh'- 
hemite all our haggage, rather tlian to lia\c heen awakened i'roni his 
sleep. lIowcNci'. the natises of liethleliein. heiiig an honest and virtnous 
]ioople. we were not distui'hed, hut. as wi' oi'ten do al home on Sunday 
nutrnings, slept late into the day. 

Bethlehem is a (piiel little country \illagt', placed in a kind of nest in 
the hills, in lull \iew of .Mt. \\'a>hington and the nciglihoi'ing ])eaks. 
Our camp wa^ |)itched in a \rv\ plea>ant open field, from which we had 
a good view of tlu' ^m-roiinding hills. And on tlii> Sahhalh morning, as. 
with haH'-ojiencd c\ e> and liall'-sinothered \awns. we emei'ged Ironithe 
tent, till' sci'ne that w c heheld \\a^ as cnlixcning as it was heantirul. The 
sun was shilling liriglith. and the white clouds that hung low on the 



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nioiuitain-si(U's and tldatcd aloiiLi' in the valleys hclow us, secnicd like 
snow-drifts boviir almi^- hy sonu' invisible jiower. 

ISfi-. Spoiiner and his Avifc wore very kind in yivin^- such assistance as 
wo needed in oni- cookinii' and washino' arranpfonients. 

IS^ot lon>i' al'ler breakfast, as we wei-e sitting;- in the ti-nt pi-aetising a 
few songs, that we might do ourselvt's better justice if we should ever \)v 
called upon to perform in public, wi' saw a gentleman and several ladies 
ap])roaehing the camp. Surely. Bethlohoin is wide awake, we thought. 
as we stopped singing and huri-iedly arranged our traps into something 
like order. Our officer having sallied forth to ivceive the visitors, soon 
rctiu-ned with them and usheri-d them into the tent. Here they were 
inuncdiately provided with the best seats avo had (valises and the tent 
tlooi-), and in a few moments we found om'selvcs engaged in as lively a 
conversation as though we had been ac<puuuted Ibi- veai-s. Our Yisitoi-s" 
Kecord was brought out. and when tliey had i-egistoi'cd their names in it. 
we found who they wei'c. ( This Visitors' Kecord was a book in which we 
asked all persons visiting our camp to sign their nanu's. as will he seen 
hereaftei'. ) The present company was comi)osi'd of lion. Cliester J. 
Keed. Attorney-Oeneral of Massachusetts, Mrs. Keed, Miss AVilliams, 
^Sliss Ware, and Miss liigginson. As they seemed much interested in 
oui' camp, and in our culinary department particularly, we inviti'd them to 



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ill lie w it li US III' t<i Clinic ;iii(l sec lis ( line, lui' \vc ciiiililiri |)niiui>c tliat there 
would lie iiiiicli I'll!' tliciii tn e;it. which iii\ itatiuii ihev kindlv acccpled. 
and a^'i'ecd ti>ciiincal t lie a|i|M)inted hmir. Sddiialler I heir depart lire, 
ll'iharl called lor a xole I'ni' olliccr (iC the day. which rcsidleil in the cicc- 
tidii ui' Mr. r>aldwiii, who iininediately a>-niiieil that hdnorahle |iu^iti<in. 
Now. licforc lining- to church — and nio>t of u> were inclined to i;d — we 
lirii^hed oursei\e> ii|i and \\\\\ on the he-t clothes we had. so as to make a 
creditalilc ap|iearance. To he sure, we all wore slio(d\inL;' had hats; to hi' 
sure, we went without coats, and wore white can\as >hoes iiiuch soiled h_v 
the roaii sci-\ ici' tlic\ had done; lo he sure, we needed liic kind touch o|' 
a ra/.oi' to our st iii»iile-covcrc(l lacc^. hut ne\ crthelcss wc spruced ii|i as 
niuch as wc could, and ciitcrinii' the cliiii-ch alxnit hall' an hour alter 
the >er\ ices i)cj;"an, stowed ourseKc^ away in a ha( k pew. 

I'rotoii and Stcai'us, not hcinii" reh^ioiisly inclined, or not ha\inL;" line 
clothes cnoiiiih. reinained in camp. Mar-hall. liaxiiiL;- a \cry still' ne(d<. 
cau>ctl 1>\ -Iccpinii- on his hoot, and conse(|uently hcim;- on the si(d\-li>t. 
ri'maincil with lliein. I'lie pi-cachcr \^\\\v us a nood sermon in a rciiiark- 
aliU loud tone oi' \oice. which iiiiL:ht ha\c hciMi lu'ard disiinctly, and 
undei'stood. am where in a half mile'-^ radius. Thci'e was a smile on 
si'Ncral I'eramliulator Tace- when the ^■ood parson said that "a ii'reat 
man\ men thou.t;'lil id' little idsc e\cej)l what they should wear, and w liat 



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(lu'V slioiild ral." And I lia\'e no douljt that whilr he said it thei'L' was 
vuniiiiiLi- ill some of tlu'ir wicked minds a tlioiig'lit of tliose tln-ee fine fat 
liens tliat ^Nlrs. Spooiier was g'oin<>' to eook for our dinner. Tiie sin^iin;- 
was very g'ood indeed; and we noticed one or two pi'i-tty faces in the cJioir. 
and wished that Stearns were tliere, for even in his poor clothes, wiiieli. 
by the way, were the best in the party, I doubt not he wotdd ha\e won a 
smile from tliem. 

We were busily occupied doing nothing in the interval between church 
and dhnier, when a young man appeared at tlie tent door, lieai'ing six pies 
and the following note: 

'• The ladies, finiling they are unable to enjoy your hospitality at dinner, wish to express 
tln'ir regrets, and to beg your acceptance of tiiese pies, to help out your festive meal." 

In reply to wliich the scribe returned the regrets of llie Peram])u- 
lators, and tluir thanks for the pies, which thanks and regrets were dulv 
subscriljcd b\ the eleven Peramljulators. As the scribe was enclosin<>' 
this document in an envelope, Swan handed liiiii two peas fastened 
together by a string, and asked him to send them to the ladies Avith 
the letter. It was some minutes before we understood the meanins:, — 
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What a dimu'i' \vi' had that (la\ I ThiTi' wcit thi' chickt'iis. Irica^sccd 
ill the iiiHsl di'liciciu^ luaiiiuT. >|)lcndiil mvaly l)f)ilcd pntatoe-. Iji'cad 
and liiiltci' IVc^h and >\vcct. ami I'or dcs^ri'l. thf |iifs scut lis Iiy onr 
Tail' I'licnd-. It was a dinnci' that we shall not sonn Ini'u'ct. Diirinii- 
the artci-iUKii <inr i;'lfc-cliih sanu' a I'cw (d' the Ai'inn ^Kts. and llic 
imiHic- had im ^oonci' l>(\ii"iin than the tii)i)d |icci|>Ir ol' Hct hichcin. — incn. 
wonu'n, and childi'cii. — came lli>c!<inL;- ahmit diirti'iit. makinii' nnnu'i'diis 
additiiins to our lu'cord iJoids. Anionu- tin- ^^'ntlriiirn \isitoi->. was a 
Mr. Ijcnry .lojinson. o|' ( 'liicai^'o, who. scciiiiiiL;' to he intcrotcd in the 
music, was asked to join, which he did with Mich a sweet and ]iowerl'iil 
iiass N'oice and such a knowledtic (d' mii-'ic. that the lormer hass imme- 
diati'ly withdrew in hi^ !'a\or. With this reinrorcement to oiir choir, the 
inii-ic was much im|iro\cd. and iiiaii\ id' the i;'lee> were hroii^'ht out in 
line >l\lc. AnioiiL;' oiir \i>itor> were Mr. Lvnch, the oldest iiiliai)itant, 
the two Smith lioy^ IVoiii l''ranconia, and Mr. llor>wi-ll and wile and 
daughter, i'roiii l>oston. .V lull ri>l ol'lhcse visitors will ajipear herearter, 
ill a co|)\ oloiir IJccord l)0(d<. 

Peaked Mountain i> a hit:h. conical hill on the oiit->kirl- of IJcthlchcm: 
and a^ Mr. Spooiier promised to any oiii' w ho .^lionlil ascend it a nio^t 
mauniliccnt \icw.se\cral oj' the I'cramlinlalors rooUcd to climli ii|) to 
till- -iiimnit . alioiit -nnsei time, and enjoy the |iros|ieet. I'rc^lon, (Jorse. 



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Baldwin, Ward, Felt, and T. W. Bennett, constituted the party, and when 
they returned told most extravagant stories of tlie views they had ol)- 
tained. On the summit, Preston made a ver}- good sketeh ol" Baldwin, 
as he appeared while taking tlic view. 

When we returnetl to eam[), we were pleased to find oni- hotel friends 
waiting to I'cceive us. They stoi)ped long enough to see our mode of 
preparing our supjier and eating it, and then having given us an invita- 
tion to call upon them at the hotel, they withdrew. As a rather curious 
coincidence, it may he told here that the Pemigewassett Scri])e discovered 
that one of the hotel party was a young lady whom he had met on a 
summer evening, several years before, at the house of a I'riend. As the 
inter%'iew took place in the dark (it was on the doorsteps), neither saw 
the face of the other, so that, though they enjoyed a pleasant and lively 
conversation together, and though the lady took a very small lock of the 
future scribe's very small moustache as a memento, still as they said one 
to another at pai-ting, " if they met on the street the next ^\-a\ , thry wonld 
not recognize one anotlier." So alter tlie hipsc of three or four years 
they saw eaili othei-s' faces foi- the Hrst time at Camp liethlehem. We 
passed a very pleasant evening at the Hetiilelieni House, singing sacred 
nuisie in eliDrus, ha\ing our IVieiid Mr. dohnson to support the l)ass with 
his powerful \()iee. 



XWJ. 



^AREVVELL TO JBeTHLEHE 



M. 



"l^liJTTA'r iniu'lit li.-ivc Ix'cii, ii'tlic sim li;i(l slioiic on \\u< MihkIjiv iiKii-iiiiiL;-. 

^^^ I (■.•iiiiKiI s;iv. hut IIS (Ml ciiicr^-iiiu- IVoin (III r tent, Wf lull 11(1 t lie clouds 
scttliii<;' lic;i\ilv down on the iiioiiiit;iiii-si(lcs, and (■\idriitl\ i;atli('i-int;' lor 
a >toi'ni, \vc rcliictantlv clian^'cd oiir pi-o^-raiiiiiic. and iii-tcad of startiiiLi' 
on foot lor ( 'raw lord's, we set about hiriiii;- teams to carrs us tlicrc. It 
wa'^ willi ^oiiic dilliciiltv that we siicccc(h'd in t'li^'a^'inu' \ <'hic!cs, and this, 
uilli liic |ia(dxiiiL;- up of our liauu'ap'. dchivcd us scxcral iioiirs, so that it 
wa- iicaiix ten o"clo(dv w Ikmi wc hroki' caiiii). I>v this time tlic clouds 
had scttlc(l down on licthlohi'in, and a disinal rain set in. nd'orc Ica\iiii:- 
llic town, we (h'o\c u|) lo the iiotcl and said ^'ood-hs to our Iricnds. 
Thcv cainc out on the piazza to sec us oil", and as w (■ Icll, we saluted 
lliein with a round ol' ciieers and " (■atainonnts.'" They were |)leasant. 
soeialile i)e<)])ie, and our ae(|iiaiiitanet' with theiii added iniieli to tlie 
pleasiiri' ot" our sojourn at l>ellilelieiii. 

It is alioiit t wc'hc miles Irom IJet hlehem to the ^\'i^lte Mountain I louse, 
and as the ivtad run- tliroiitih the woods nearl\ all the wa\, the seeiiers 



is not of much account. And even if it liad been, the clouds huii;^- so 
thickly abont us that Ave eoulcl not have seen nnich. As it was, we were 
fully occupied in keeping ourselves dry. AVhen Ave arrived thcrt', about 
noon, we were undecided Avhether to keep on to Crawford's or to reuiain 
over night. But after a little consideration, we decided to remain. It 
had become so wet by this tune that we could not cauip anywhere, and 
after having eaten a meal at the White Mountain House, Ave made up our 
uiiuds that Ave could not find a better hotel. So Ave made au arraugement 
with the landlord to occupy his baru, and take our meals at his table. 

Thus the Pemigewassett Perambulators Ijccame lioarders at the White 
Mountain House (BarnV). 







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t.-f^''V w;is n ciild. (lull, i-;iinv allci'iiuou dut ni' dodrs; iiiid tliuii^li tin- 
f I*ci-;iiiil)iil;it()r> kept wafin and drv. sittinu' hy the stoM' in the (illicc 

of the liutcl. the duluos that i>rc\ ailed (iiit>idc jH'cx ailed also w it bin. and. 
wai'iii and i\r\ as tlicy wi'ic. a kind of iilooniiiicss linii^- ()\(i- tlirm all the 
af'tfniiKin. 

The \\ liile ^Mountain House is a small hotel situated in the wihU oftlie 
wilderness, diri'ctly at the foot ol' Mount ^\'ashinL;■ton. on the side oCthe 
Fali\an Path. It is an old-lashioued house, and has noiii' ol" the Inxuri- 
()Usl\ -riu'ui^hed rooms that are I'ouud in the other m<iiinlain hotels, hut i'oi' 
exet'llfiiee ol' "urul)"" it ■~ni|iasses them all. 'I'his point of supei'iorily the 
I*ei-aml)ulatoi's could well appi'eeiate; and. alter passing that te<lious alUa- 
Moon in listic'ssl\ l()un;j;ini:' aliout the hotel, they sat down to the tahle and 
showed tlieii' api)i'eciatiou in a most mar\cllous maniu'i'. ilam-lal no 
more! har(l-ta(d< no moi'el condensed milk and hard-hoiled I'U.u's no morel 
Farewell, relics of camp harharism I J''ai\'Wi'll, old I'riendsl that once did 
laste so sweet. Tlu' I'eramhnlators have iound ln'tltr st nil' to line t heir 



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stomachs with. We liad u taljle to ourselves, and a pretty waiter-g-irl to 
serve us. There was much on the table and more in the kitchen; every- 
thing- was excellent. Hot biscuit, sweet butter, sweet milk, gi-iddle-cakes 
that would uiL'lt in youi- mouth, hone}^ and m;iple syruj) to sweeten them; 

pies of raspberry, pies of squash, pies of custard, pics ol" ai)j)l( all the 

best of their kinds. Happy Perambulatoi-sl Tiiat was indeed "a good 
square meal." Baldwin thought so, and Bennett too. Marshall, whose 
head had been drawn down over his shoulder for two days, Avas still able 
to eat, though he could not turn to right or left to see what his comrades 
Avere doing. Stearns ate, and eyed the pretty waiter-girl. 

Supper at last being over, the dulness came on again, and there seemed 
little else to do but to go to bed. The l)arn. which we had engaged for a 
sleeping-chamber, was a crazy old Ijuilding. full of seams and holes, wliere 
the wdnd and rain might enter; and as night came on, some of us began 
to think how muc-h more comfortable a good civilized bed-room would Ije. 
And though it was a sad departure from the spirit of oui- peramljulations, 
some of us actually did book ourselves for bed-rooms. Let our names be 
recorded. Baldwin, Holjart, Felt, and Marshall, are the miMi. The rest 
nobly slept in their blankets on the hay. It was well that Baldwin engaged 
a room, for during the night he was taken violently ill. What might have 
been the result of his sickness if he had been in that cold, desolate barn, 



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caiiuot lie Inld. 'I'lic ^-ci-'ihi' ( w 111) cIkiucciI to i-( kuu Av itli liiiii ) bccaiiu' pli V- 
Hician, and ailininistcrcd in |)lcntirul (jnantitirs tlic only medicine lie ha<l. 

It sociikmI a lonu'. I<in,i:' nili'lit : and llie sick man sull'ered nineli pain. 
When nmniim:' came, llie sci-il)e-iili_v>ician, anxii)u> lor hi< IVieiid. and 
di^tnistTnl oT liis own skill, ^nmiiioned llic landlord and his wile, who 
kindly ji'ave such advice and assistanct- as they could. In a lew honrs the 
in\alid lieL;aii to mend, and the danu'er sei'ined past, thon^'h it was e\ident 
that he wiadd not reco\'^'r his stren<i-th soon eiiomih to continue the Joni- 
ncy "with the rest. The occnjiants ofthe bani tiiiaied out in the mornint^- 
hriji^lit and cliei'i-rul. haxinu' had a i^ood niLilils rest. 

'I'liesday nioi'iiim;' opened lair; and the White Mountain House and the 
sundimdinti' >ceiiery. which w t've so <iloomy the day beloi-e, now set'iiied 
doiiMy ii'ay and heanlirul. Mt. Washington and it> iiciu'lihorini;' peaks 
feaiH'd theii- loj'ty heads aixixc us and seenu'd to say, "Oh that you wefo 
ii|) hert' now!" lor the clouds that almost always hang' about their sum- 
mits w (■!■(■ heini;- dri\fn away hy the rising sun. 

'I'lie more we >aw of the White .Mountain House, the belter we likeil. 
I'lie wile of the landloi'd we Ibundto lie a daughlei' (d' Mr. Spooner, oi' 
liethlehem, oil wlivise grounds we had camped; and if the (.lomestic man- 
agement of the house coincs under her authority, as 1 suppose it does, slu' 
is deserving of the highest praise. It was a pleasure tu sit at hi'r table, Ibr 



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every meal was as excellent as the supper of wliicli 1 have spoken. There 
were, hoAvever, but few visitors at the house while Ave were there, though 
the other mountain hotels were Avell jjatronized. This is probably owing to 
its location, which is not at present very convenient for an ascent of Mt. 
Washington. When the steam railroad is completed, it will probably 
receive a great increase of patronage, as it is nearer the site of the railroad 
terminus tlian any other house. 

Among the few boarders at the time the Perambulators were visiting 
here, were Lester Wallack and family, of Xew Yoi-k. Stearns, who is an 
ardent admirer of female beauty, liad during liis ])t>i'ambulations kept his 
e3^es wide open, watching the pretty faces that we met on tin- wa}'. And 
when he saw tliat there was at this White Mountain House a very pretty- 
faced, stylishly-^lressed little miss of sweet sixteen, he was happy indeed. 
This young lady was a daugliter of Mr. Wallack. She went flitting about 
the house, her beautiful curls dancing over her shoulders, now suddenly 
appearing to our wondering eyes, and then as suddenly disappearing, 
singing as she went, all in so fiiiry-like a manner that Stearns became 
nearly distracted. He immediately set about brushing his hair and black- 
ing his boots, determined that the next time she ajipeared he would smile 
at her and watch the eifect. Mrs. AVallack impressed us all as a very 
kind-hearted and agreeable lady. Learning that there wei'e two cases of 



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isicknc's^.s ainoiij;- our mnnlicr. slir snit nudicim's and kind oilers of assist- 
ance to oac-1). The IVrnmliulators sat al hi'cakfast tliat nioining a long- 
time. After some consideration it was decided that we should ^asit Craw- 
ford's and the AN'illey House that day, and make our ascent of Mt. Wash- 
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XV. 

yHE White /VIountain J^Iotch. 

m£?E divided our party for the trip to the N'otch. as Hanson could not 
yS*^ carry us all in his waoron at once. The first i)arty was to start in 
the morning, and the second to follow on and meet them ahont 
noon. Preston, Corse, Marshall, Theodore Bennett, Hobart, and Mr. 
Wheeler, composed the first party. Preston and Corse started along- on 
foot, intending- to get into the wagon when it overtook them. Hanson, 
with the remainder of the first party in his wagon, followed on soon after. 
But it was a rough road, and we did not overtake the pedestrians until 
we reached the Crawford House. We stopped there a few minutes to 
get letters and papers from home, and then continued our ride down into 
the Xotch. 

The scenery here is full of interest. We took a good look at the 
" Elephant," which lies at the doorway of the IS^otch, and hadn't much 
difficulty iu imagining it to resemble the animal for Avhich it is named. 
It requires a sti-ong imagination, however, to see the likeness in some of 
these natural statues. After passing through the gate, we went down. 



I low II i I It 1 1 tlir yri'Jit ci'.Hllr nf I lir inoiiiitain. We luiiiul llic "Old Maid " 
l>y means di'ilu' i^-uidc-lioard tlial imints her (HiI. Imt \\c were imt |iarlic- 
iilarly captivated liy her l)eauty. 'I'lic " \ uuhl;- Man" wc didn't tind till 
our n-turn. 

Thf c-ascados that come rushin<i- dnwu the stucp side of the mountain 
attracted our attention as much as anything;". ^^ C stopped and watched 
them I'or a lonjj,' wliiK'. Tlu'ii wx- went a<;ain down, down, down that 
biH'ak-ni'cdv road, lower and lower into the ^reat cradle, l()llowinji' the 
little madly-rushinj;- Saco till we reat'lu'd the Willey House. JS'ot finding- 
anv one lu-re to show us the place, we entered the house and were Icjok- 
injj,' ai)ou1 on our own account, when an old lady came suddenly ujioii us, 
ervinji' out in not a Ncry amiahle tone, " W hat are you doing' hereV I 
ha'n't got no time to i)e watching you." She jiointed to the door, and 
without saying a word we departed. 

\\'e visited till' rocdv hehiud the house, wliicli turned the course oi' the 
great slide, and elii|)ped s(mie small pieces from it for uuMuentos. AN e 
met here three young pedestrian toiii'ists, who had lel'i riyiiioiith the da_\ 
alter we had left lliere, and walked all the way. We had met tliein once 
liel'oi'c dining oiir peramhidations. We I'ode liack toward theC'rawford 
House, ahoiit half a mile, and then got out and -cut the team on I'or the 
second party. Lea\iiig the road, we found a ])lcasant sp(jt in the woods, 



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by the ri\-er-si(U', and sat clown for a liin;-!i, haviu;^- [)rovi(led ourselves 
with a little of our camp lirovender foi- the pui-pose. And then, re- 
freshed, started up tlie winding- road on foot. I think tliat we found in 
this deep ravine a grandeur of scenery that we had met nowhere before. 
Mts. Webster and W'illey roll up their sides thousands of feet, with a 
smooth, regular curve, that gives to the intervening notch the appearance 
of an immense cradle, whose end is made h\ the great perpendicular wall 
of Mt. Willard. 

We stopped at the guide-board that points out the " Young Man," de- 
termined to find him. There Avas a lady here, too, vainly searching for 
that stony youth. We i)icked out a great many rocks which we imag- 
ined to have the appearance of a human face, but none of them seemed to 
l)e the right one. At last we found him. and amused ourselves by throw- 
ing stones at him, to see how near we could come to his nose. Preston 
remained in the Xotch to make sketches of some of tiic ])tst views, Mar- 
shall keeping him company. The i-est of ns stretched ourselves out 
under some trees ui'ar the hotel, to have a nap until the rest of our Per- 
ambulators should arrive. It never took us long to go to sleep, and 
in a few moments we were in the arms of Morpheus. 

"SVHiile party number one liad thus ])cen doing the N'otch, the gentle- 
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CDiild, ;ii ilir W'liilc Moiiiitiiin House. Felt was oecupied in taking care 
o{" the sick man; Hcnnt'tl ami Swan were >m(>king their weeds and ei'aek- 
iiiu' jukes; Stearns, with his hair l)riishc(l and l)(K)ts hhudveck was smiling 
at Miss Waihick. exchanging cards with her tlii'nngli her young brother, 
sending lu'r messages, and I'eeeiving messages in I'et urn, getting" on fa- 
monsly and enjoying il nuicli. Treasni-er Warck I suppose, s[)ent the 
morning in iignring nj) his moni'V, ■wliich hi' found getting h>w. 

After dinner, party nnmlur two mounted tlie wagon and rode to Craw- 
ford's, leaving Baldwin, who hy this time was much moi'e comfoi'tahle, in 
charge of Mi-. AVheelei-. It was nearlv lour o'clock when they reached 
( 'I'aw ford's, and hy this time ])ai'ty ninnlier one had ht'come (|uite anxious, 
for thev cxiicctcd them an honi' eai'lit'r, and feared that the delay mia'ht 
he eansed hy Baldwin's hecoming worst'. 'i"he remainder of the after- 
noon was devoted Ion ti'ipupMt. Willai'd. 'I'here is a good can-iagi- 
I'oad nj) ihi-- mountain, which hrings you to the >unmiit hy a half hour's 
walk, 'i'he \ iiw of the Notch from this place is magnilicent hevoiid 
(leserii)tiou. All is hefore tlu' eye at once; and as yon look (hiwn into 
the great cradle and si'c the Saeo winding along from end to end, a little 
silver thrca<l, and the W'illcy House a mi-re speck among tlu' Iri'cs, you 
realize the innneiisity of the scene. it was a heanliful ch-ar da\, and 
AVe sat llure on tiie summit a lon<'- time <i'azin<i' at the xii'ws. 



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Among- the visitors to tlic mountain-tojj that afternoon, were our young 
pedestrian friends, and at the CraAvford Honse Ave met the German party. 
There were ten of ns to go back to the White Mountain House, and as 
Hanson Avas not incHned to take us all into his wagon, SAvan and Corse 
volunteered to Avalk. Noav, 1)^- driving sloAA'ly, Hanson could carry us 
all without overAvorking his horses or endangering his wagon, and avc 
tried to persuade him to do so, but he could not see it. He said if he 
"should break Blackey's Avagon, he Avould catch li — 11 when he got 
home," AA-hich profane remark he repeated a great number of times. 

SAvan and Corse had by this time got Avarmed up to their Avork. and 
ran along on the double quick, to keep up with the horses. They refused 
all oilers of seats in the Avagon, made by those Avho Avere Avilling to 
change places A\it]i them. At last Hanson relented and consented to 
take them in, aa'c agreeing to stand any damage that should result, that 
he might not "catch" Avhat he so Avell deserA'cd. But now the bovs 
would not accoi^t his invitation, though he urged it upon them with his 
greatest politeness. SAvan at last consented to i-i(h\ Imt Corse kc])t on 
running several miles, I should think more than half-w ay home, Ijcfore he 
AA'ould get aboard. Hanson did not add nuich to his populai-ity on this 
occasion, and it AA-as small enough befori'. It was :il)out ciglit o'clock 
Avhcn AA-e reached home, and Ave sat doAvn to sup[)er Avith a good a])petite. 



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Felt was tlic ladii's" man of I he |)arty. To hi- sure, ln' ilklifl watch the 
pivtty laces as did Stearns. |)ul he was always ready to i-eceive and enter- 
tain any hidy \isiiors to our caniii. |)urinu- this ext-nini;- he Ix'canie (|uitc 
6ocial)ie with .Nfi-s. ^\'a^a(d<, and l)rou,ulit from her to the reranihuhitor 
Glec-Chih an invitation to sino-, -whicli they did as well as they could. I)Ut 
the elleet was not so good as usual, as Swan was wvy hoarse, and coidd 
not hrini;- out the hi-h tenor with his usual sweetness. Afterward. Mrs. 
\\ allack. who is a line |)ei-roi-uier on the piano, ji^avo us some excellent 
nuisic. Stearirs. in tile meantinie, was pro,<;'ressin^- in his liirtation willi 
Miss \\'.. and after tlu' other I'eramliulators had left the room (with the 
exception of the ever-[)re>ent sci-il)e), he had the happinos to hear hvv 
play u|)()n the [)iano, and even ii,-ot so far as to speak a few words to her. 

^,\ a were to continue our ]ieramhnlations the next day, and the pro- 
grannnc was arrauiicd as Jollows: Our lia,u-;a^e was to be pacdied uji and 
taken to .Vortli Conway, hy Hanson; Mr. \\'lieeler. heini;- anxious to g-et 
home, was to start for Hostou in the moiMiing, and IJaldwin, Avho was too 
weak to accompany tin,' rei-am])ulators, was to go home with him. The 
re-t of us were to cliinh Alt. Washington I)y the Faliyan Path, descend 
by the carnage-road on the other side, and llu'n tra\el home. 



XVI. 

JJp AND DOWN yVlx. Washington. 

JOUR scribe awoke about four o'clock ou the morning- of July 25th, 
Sg. to see Baldwin dress and start for Boston j which l^eing safely 
accomplished, he returned to bed and slept again. When he arose Iho 
second time, he found the rest of the Perambulators moving toward tlie 
breakfast-table, and he followed them. Here the pretty waiter-girl sei-ved 
us in the usual good style, making us wish that avc were to stop longer. 

After breakfast, before we had a chance to pay our hotel bills. Treasurer 
Ward came round with his cash-book for an assessment- and several 
noticed, in counting out the amount, that their funds were getting low. 
We packed up our baggage, and Hanson started off for Conway. Then, 
liaving i)aid the landlord, we were ready for Mt. Washington. To save 
as much walking as we could, we engaged a Ibur-liorse team to cai-ry us 
about five miles, to the foot of the mountain. 'This would leave us a climb 
of about four and a half miles to the summit. 

Having said good-by to the comi)any assembled on the piazza of tlic 
hotel, we started. The five miles that this wagon carried us, was over the 



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roiig-lit'st. craz'u'st mad I cvlt saw. Fivr oi- six tiiiK's we forded the Aiii- 
inoiiDONac; and such a jultiiiiil ! Wluii we reached tlu' end (d' thi' live 
miles, we fell as though wt' iiad ridden twenty, and it set'nud a relielto 
walk. .Stearns, who was depresst'd In l)eing- torn away li-oni 3Iiss \\ ., 
>ent \\vv a little missive In the driver, alter which he seemed brighter. 
\\ hell we had walked al)(Jiit a mile, we reached the White Mountain liail- 
load .■itation. and .-toppi'd to examine the work. The depot had been l)iiilt, 
an<l the steam engine stood inside awaiting a trial, which was to l)e made 
in a lew (hiys. when a short piece ol"tia(d< should be eoni])leted. .V wooden 
I'lame-work had been extended Iroin the depot about live humh'ed feet, 
rising at an angle of say twenty di'gri'cs from a hoi'izontal plane, and Avas 
now all ready to recei\e tlu- iron i-ails. W'e examined the ari-angement ol" 
cog wiieels and cog tracd<. by w liicli a locoiiioti\e was to proptd itself up 
the ^teep iiicline. and had our donlits of the success of the i-nterprise. Tt 
has >ince been tested, however, and the result announced to be .satisfac- 
torv. 

We slop])i(l at the raili'oad station half an hour, and at one o'clock 
l)egan the ascent ol'tlie nioiintain. The morning luul been very {)lea~ant. 
and. tliMiigh there wei'e some clouds in the sky, we had no c>q>eetation of 
rain. I>ut we had not climlieil lar u[) the road ihrougli the woods, wlu^re 
the lalh'oad is to ijfo. when the clouds came down on us sudilcnh, and it 



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began to rain. It was too late to turn baek; the Tip-Top House was the 
nearest hotel, and wc must aim for that . So we kept on till the rain Ijegan 
to come down in torrents, and tlieu we tried to shelter oiu'selves under the 
trees. We had neither overcoats nor umbrellas; notliing- to eat Ijut a 
handful of ginger snajis that one of us had brought in his pocket, and 
nothing to drink but water and a little extract of ginger. And liere we 
were, far away from any habitation, on that inifrequented path that per- 
haps had not seen a traveller before lor months, and with a fearful storm 
gathering about us. 

It was useless trying to get shelter under the trees, so we moved on, 
and in a sliort time struck into tlie old Faljvau Path. As we S'ot higher 
up the mountain, the rain, Avhich was all the time coming thicker and 
faster, became mingled with hail. Down the nari'ow, rocky patli the water 
ran in a perfect torrent, icy cold with the hail, soaking through our thin 
canvas shoes and almost freezing our feet. Our clothes were drenched 
and we were wet to the skin, but still we kept on at a raj)id gait, making 
no halt for rest, ])ut seeming to receive an additional supply of endurance 
from the cold and wet. Still the clouds grcAV heavier and darker about 
us, and the thimder and lightning seemed to flash and roar very near our 
heads. It was a happy nioiui'ut when tiie Tip-Top House came into sight. 
As we approached the siunuiit the rain began to abate, and when we liad 



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lairly ivached the lioiisc it had ahnost ceased. Wc found a uTcat many 
xisitors waiting lor a s'ww . Mdst ol'lhciii had I'lMchi'd the sninmit hel'ore 
the rain beji'an. and thus escaped ;;"ettin,i;- wet. Our tirst thought \vas not 
so uuich dl' views as ol'getting di'v, Avhieli we pi'oceedi'd to aeeoini)h>li as 
well as wc eoultl. lUit tliere were so many others about tlie sto\i' that we 
did not aecomph>li uuicIk Alur paying a (h)lhu- and a liaH" I'or a dinner, 
and trving in \ain to (.'at our money's wortluwe went out to see tlie view. 

The clouds iiad I'olled over W'asliiiiotou on to the neighboi-ing i)caks; 
andtlidugh the\ pi-est'uted a grand appearance, sailing (h>wn on tlie moun- 
tains hcldw, wilh till' lightning Hashing ihrongh them, they o])scuri'd tlu> 
view in that direction. On all other sidt's the view was clear and unoh- 
structed, and we enjoyi'd the innnense prospect as Avell as wc could in our 
wet clothes, .\mong the munerous visitors to tlie mountain-top we noticed 
a great inany i)eoi)h' whom wc had met in our ])ci'ainl)idations. I'he three 
voung [)C(h'strians wei-c there, having walked up by the ( 'rawToi'd J*ath. 
'J'here were also two young hulics on the sunnnit, wlio had walked all the 
wav IVom .lackson, some twenty miles distant, since morning. 

It was three o'clock Avlien we arrived upon tlu> sunnnit, or about two 
hours Trom the time we left the railroad station. Tiiis Avas very good 
ti'avelling, consideiing the rough path by which wc came. 

Preston, .Marshall, Corse, and the two licnnetts remained on tlu' nioun- 



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tain over niniit, o-otting- a fine sunset view, a l)eantifiil moonlight, and very 
comfortable lodgings. The rest of ns started down the can-iage road on 
foot, about five o'clock, hoping- to find at the Glen House a room witli a 
(ire in it, whei'c we mig-ht dry our damp, uneomfoi-tal)]e clothes. Tlie 
weather by this time had become pleasant, and we enjoyed the walk down 
very much. It is easier I)y far walking down a hill than climbing up, and 
the carriage road being smootli and having quite a uniform angle of 
descent, we pushed along rapidly witli very little effort. Swan had a 
lame leg, and the peculiar way in which he threw it out as he walked was 
very anuising. Still, he kept up with the ivst of us. A six-horse moun- 
tain wagon, carrying a paity of ladies and gentlemen, had started Iiwmu 
the summit about fifteen minutes ahead. 

We could see them winding along down the road, not vcrv far bevond 
us, for some time. At length, I think it was near the Hall-Way House, 
we overtook them. They had stopped at a spring to water thiir horses, 
and thi' gallant Felt, filling his tin dipper, stopped and watered the ladies. 
After tJiaf, we startetl on a race fbr the Glen House. By running along 
at a kmd of military double-quick, we kept quite near them, either just 
before or just behind the wagon. At one time some part of tluir harness 
getting out of place we stopped and fixed it for theiu, in return for wliieh 
the ladies kindly offered to take our "baggage" to the Glen. As they 



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passed us one time, they pi'omised to order .--uppei' lor us at ihe hotel, hut 
in live minutes more we Avere I'ar ahead of tlieni and out ol'sinlit. Just 
as we stopped at the toll-honse we saw them eomiui;' at the to]) of their 
speed, the drivi'r eraeking liis whi]), and tlu! ladies swinging theii- hand- 
kerchiefs. On tliey came, almost ovei'taking us before we cotdd get our 
change made with the toll-man. On they eamt;. tlie liorses at a lull gallop. 
the di'iver and ])assengers urging them I'orwaiil with whip ami voiet'. On 
ran the Perainlnihttors. pulling and blowing, moving their weary, aching 
limbs as fast as they could, and never looking back. 'I'liey heart] the 
horses behind them, and. collecting all their remaining breath and strength, 
with f)ne despt^rate eftbrt reached the piazza of the hotel and thi'cw them- 
selves down upon it. completely tired out and panting violently, just ahead 
of the horses. As the wagon drove up. the ladies waved tlicir handker- 
chiefs and a|iplauded us with their hands in token of our triumph. Hurrah 
for the I'erambulators ! 




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f^IKED and wet as Ave wei-e, all we Avanted Avas a room wlicrc we 
^^.^ could take oft'oin- (lain|) clothes and civep into a dry bed. and the 
^'"^ sooner Ave found the room and tlie l)ed the Letter Ave sliould he 
pleased. It Avas noAV scAen o'clock, avc luiAing- been a little less than tAvo 
hours in makino- the ei-ht mik's l)et\veen tlie summit and the (ilen; hut. 
early as it was, eon Id wi' huA'c only found a i)lace to i-est our heads we 
should have retired at once. But alas! we had come to an inhospitable 
place. There AA^as not a room to be had. so the proj^'ictoi- r^ld us when 
we registered our names; and though we represeuted \n hin, ,,nr condi- 
tion, he woidd do nothing for us. A full house it Avas, and more contin- 
ually ai-ii\ i.ig. It was an ill-conducte,l. disorderly house, confusion and 
huiljy-hurly everywhere reigning su|)reme. Hoav avc wished Ave had 
taken a lodging on the mountain-toi). ^Vo ti-ieil to find a fire at Avhich to 
warm and dry ourselves, but, eohl as it was, thei-e was but one iu the 
house, and that was the kitchen-lire, over which tlie supper was being 
cooked. Thither we went and cooked ourselves, amid the confusion of 



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iiiaiiv c-(i()k< and smUiuiis |)i-c|)ai-iii,t;' .-"iippcr. Ami llicii, a trilU' waniu'i- 
aiul dryi'f tlian hi'luix', a;j,-aiii visited tlu' landlord and ai^-ain asked lor a 
room. Parties ol" ladies and ij,-eutlenu'n were arrixini;- In the evening;- 
sta<>-es, and theii- names loilowini;- on aitei' onrs lilled more tlian a paye 
of tile register, and tliev were all sui)i)ru'd with rooms. 

^'Eu<i"a<red before hv telegrai)!!," or " Ladies must lie looki'd out lor 
lir.st," explained the landlord. " Will attend to you In and by." It was 
in vain to heij,- or liln>ter — we must wait; so wait we did in that noisy liall 
till nearly twelve o'clock, having- lirst recovered our good lunnor hy a 
lieree attacdc n])onthe (ileii tahU'. .Vt last, everybody else having retired, 
we, with a few other single gentU'nieii, were sh<i\vn into the pailor; for. 
In do us particidar honor, they had given us the room of state for a 

(■liainber. 

Thouuh llie floor was wvs hard and thi' supply of bi'd clothing very 
lueao-re. we were soon a>leep. The thi'ee young |)edest I'ians we're among 
tliosc tliat oeeu])ied tlie pai-lor with n^. 'I'hus. on the hard lloor. in that 
cold room, with their clothes still damp, ami not enough eoNc-ring to kei'p 
them wai-m. the tired rci-amltnlator> >lc|)t a> swiH't a sleep as e\ I'r infaiU 
slept u]Hm it> mother's ho.-om. ,Vnd so ended their mountain climbing- 
and r(jad-frog-g-ing; to-morrow it would be stage ibr home. 



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IgllE p:ii-l()r hoarders could not sleep very late that morning-, for their 
%^ room IkuI to he thrown open to tlie common throng as soon as that 
"^ common throng- should see fit to stir itself. So at an early hour 
they arose Irom their luxurious beds and departed from the i-oom of state. 
The hotel was really full to overllowiug, and among- the miiucrous guests 
were many from Boston. Miss Coleman and Miss Dyer were there, and, 
rough, dirty, and unshaven as we were, we ventured to make ourselves 
known to tlicin. Stearns saw ayoung lady friend, Miss Hollis, of Brighton, 
but did not dare to approach hw in his lougli dress. At breakftist, there 
was a grand rush for the tables, and it was difficult getting anything to 
eat. Theodore Bennett came in while we were eating, and announced that 
he had just arrived from the sunnnit witli the rest of tlie party that stopped 
there over night. The others had taken stage for Gorham, and from there, 
would return lionie ria Portland, i-eacliing Boston that night. Theodore 
had decided to join our party, wiiifli was to return by way of the Lake. 
After breakfast the Lake pai-ty went out and said good-l)y to the Port- 



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land |iail\. aiul \\\\\- liic IVi-aiiiliiilators were (li\ iiU'd. 'I'lir Pinllaiid 
partv, consist inn- of Froston. Marshall, Illinn- licniictl. and ( 'orst', trav- 
cllfil all da\,and reached Boston saiclv in the e\ enin.^'. The Lake parly, 
con-i-liuu- ofSuan. Felt. Wafd, 'i'heo. l>ein\('tt, Stearns, and IIi>liai-r. took 
8ta'>-e lot- N'ofth Conway, and thus contiiuied their peranihulations. 'I'lic 
ride from the (Jleii to Jacdison. which is ahoiU twelve miles, and down hill 
iiearK all the way. was a deliuhtfnl one. The sci'iiery. hxdvint;- Ind'ore 
\()U or hi'liind. is urand and heautifni. At -laekson. we visited the Falls 
for a few minnles. and then rode aloii";- a^ain. On ihc road to Conway 
we met two pedi-strians, (roji-ti'lni;- it for the mountains, one of whom 
turned ont to he Mr. Mann, n friend of Thi'odore lUiniett's. Mrs. 
dames Stewart, id" New York, and her two sons, were |)asseni;-ers with 
n> in the stau'e. and we I'oinid them very a>i'reeal)li' fellow-travellers. 
This (hiv. aUo. wc met Mi'. An^-ell. of Auhiirndale. a <>-i'mleman whom 
we had met so frecjuentlv in our i)eraml)nlations. that it seemed as tlioiii::h 
he were a detectixe on our track, and we rim-aways from justice. \\'hen 
\\i' arrived at the Kearsar>^-e House. North ( 'onway. ahout two o'clocdc. 
we foiuid that tnir l)aj;-,ii-ai;e had arrived there lieiore us. and that Hanson, 
havinu' faithfully accomplished his duty, hy doin^- the least jxissihle 
amount of work, had returned with a whole wa-;oii and a whole head to 
the, hosoni of his I'amily. ( )ur tents had licen st'ut forward to ('einre 



Harbor by express. This wo imic-li regTcttcd, for uc would liiive liked 
to pitch them once more, and pass the night in eamp. As it was, we 
engaged rooms at the hf)tel, and taking our valises to them, spruci'd up 
as uuuh as we eoiild, witii tiie small stock of clothes we had. Stearns 
hunted u[) a boot-black at ouce, and got a shine. At the dinner-table 
Ave met some Boston people whom we knew. Mr. A. H. Twombly, with 
his family (among' them, Miss Alice Twombly, whom we had met many 
times at home). Miss Ruggles, and Rev. J. E. Todd. 

Miss Twombly gave us a cordial greeting, notwithstanding oiu* want 
of elegance in toilet, and we enjoj'ed a pleasant cliat with hei-. ^NlisN 
AVilliams, whom we met at Bethlehem (one of the j)ie ladies j is a cousin 
ol" hers, so we had messages to deliver, and something to talk aboiu. 
During the afternoon we eng'aged a team, and stai-ted out to see the 
wondt-rs of Xorth Conway. Xot far from the hotel, we came upon a 
photograph saloon, and some one proposed that we sliould have oui- 
[)ictures taken. So in we went, and grouped oursi'hcs Ijclore thi' camera 
in as artistic a manner as ])f»ssi])le, and told tlii' artist to go ahead. But 
that was "no go," for when he said " i-eady," all were laughing and shak- 
ing. Swan Avould smile, "Ward would see him and laugh. Stearns would 
feel thai W'ai'd was laughing, and join liiui: tlieii all would laugh. We 
got several "shaky" looking pictures at first, but afterwards succeeded 



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lictltT. Thru \vc vi>ilc(l llic I'khis (if tlic phici'. Diana's IJatli lir-t 
I Irri- \\r cliinlicil aliniit llic ri)cl<s (|iiitc a \<n\'j; tiinc, st'i'inii" tlu' luaiiv 
(•iniuii>~l\ -I'oniU'd ha^ins in the solid stone, ami iiicctinu' Mi-. ami ^^|■> 
TudiiililN , who wci'c also out to see Diana. Tlu'ii to the DrNiPs Den 
\vhci-c- we ci-awli'd in as I'ai' as \vc coidd. Imt found no one at houir 
Then, to the (Jatlu'dral, a ,i;i-and cliahihci' in an iinnuMise wall of I'ock ; 
and la>rlv. to Iv-ho Lake. After su|i|)» r we w.dked ahoul town, and 
visiti-d the eanip of a partv of Providence studtnts. who wei'e niakini;' a 
lri|i fi'oni I*i-o\ idenee to the mountains, walking- all the wav. In (he 
evening'. Swan. \\ ard. and Stearns, called u|)on some vounu' ladies I'roni 
ISoston. and when they got home, told us, " "i'on onuht to have been 
tlieicl"" " Splendid timel " and so forth. IJnt this is all the sci-ihe knows 
(jf that eveniuii's llii'tation. 



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fllEX Ave left the Kcarsarge House, Friday morning at six o'clock, 
the weather was pleasant, and we ijromised ourselves a fine ride of 
some thirty-five miles, to Centre Harbor. But we had not been gone 
long when there came on a most violent thunder shower. I never saw a 
more pouring, drenching rain than that. AVrap ourselves the lu'st we 
could, and the water would steal in at some ci'ack, and i-un down on to 
us in a stream. Sanborn, the driver, with Avhom we occui)ii>d the stao-n- 
top. said he had never seen such a rain. 80 we got wet, and when the 
sun came out, Ave got dry again. Then we stopped at a sort ol" Avavsidc 
refreshment house, and had an entertainment of cake and hard cider 
Avith Sanborn, Avho seemed to lie a niei-ry kind of a fellow. Tlu'u, 
betAveen singing and cracking jokes, we bad a pretty jolK lide to 
Centre Harbor. After dining at the Sentcr House, we embarked on tlic 
Chocorua. Tint tiip across Lake Winnepiseogee AA'as a beautiful one 
and several Perambulators shoAved tlieii' apj)reciation of lovely scenery 
by going to sleep on the deck of the steamer. At Alton Bay, Ave took 






I lie cars, and in a I'cw lii)iii-> wnc Ikuiic. Tlui- cndtd ten liapi)_v days of 
waiidi'i-inii- amoiiu" the White Jlills. ^lay yoii enjoy them a.uain. dear 
liiends. as you tra\(.d oviT tlieni in nieiuoi-y, L;uide(l liv tills i-eeord of 

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